upscale — Dizionario inglese

Aggettivo

1. Expensive and designed to appeal to affluent consumers.

   Uso

   • uso statunitense
   • of a place

   Sinonimi

   upmarkethigh-class

   Contrari

   downscale

   Esempi

   Altri esempi (2)

   For example, a good location for resale, such as an upscale suburb of new homes, will cost more money than a piece of land in an established neighborhood of small, postwar houses.

   In Rio de Janeiro, thousands protested in a gritty area far from the city’s upscale seaside districts. In other cities, demonstrators blocked roads, barged into City Council meetings or interrupted sessions of local lawmakers, clapping loudly and sometimes taking over the microphone.

Verbo

1. To increase in size, to scale up.

Aggettivo

1. appropriate for people with good incomes

   Esempi

   an upscale neighborhood

   an upscale motel